(21726) Rezvanian Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jason Hamid Rezvanian (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the duPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (20050822/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rezvanian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rezvanian is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21726 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RB134 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,784 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 5.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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